Mr. Austria (for
himself, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky,
Mr. Jordan,
Mr. Johnson of Ohio,
Mr. Latta, and
Mr. McCaul) submitted the following
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce

RESOLUTION

Expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives regarding the notice signed by the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency Lisa Jackson on March 27, 2012, entitled
Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions for New Stationary
Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units.

That it is the sense of the House of
Representatives that—

(1)

Americans rely on
coal and the inexpensive energy it provides for nearly half of our energy
needs;

(2)

the proposed rule entitled Standards
of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions for New Stationary Sources:
Electric Utility Generating Units will likely lead to increased energy
costs for consumers, small business owners, and manufacturers which
would—

(A)

result in the loss
of American jobs;

(B)

make American
businesses less competitive; and

(C)

damage our
Nation’s economic recovery; and

(3)

the Environmental
Protection Agency should not be setting energy policy for the Nation with
environmental regulations that for all practical purposes dictate fuel choices
for new power plants.